Chapter 4

I saw hell...

There was flowing lava but it was dark, I could see the sun but it was made of blood, I could hear screams that I don't know where it was coming from,

Even though this place looked extremely hot, I felt chills, the hairs on my body stood up, and I'm sweating very hard.

[You have passed the trial! congratulations! Welcome to hell!]

A flame sprouted from the ground, it continued to rise up that it even melted everything around me, I backed away as the huge figure finally revealed itself, he had no lower body but flames continued to rise up, he had a flame demon-like face, a body made of flames and lava spewing out from his body.

"Wha..."

I stuttered non-stop as I saw its figure, I was panicking and didni't know what to d, I froze up.

[Hmm, we can't talk when you are like that]

The demon spoke then snapped snapped his finger that was made of flames.

*Snap!

Strangle,y I immediately calmed down, all the worries I have disappeared and I felt nothing again, I looked at my hand and it was made out of bones.

I have returned back to being a skeleton, I looked at this demon in front of me.

"What do you want from me?"

I asked as I looked at him, I was in trance earlier that I forgot why I chose to enter this place, and I even forgot that this was a game, so much shit is happening that my mind was jumbled, but something in my heart seemed to want to know something.

[I do not want anything from you but you wanted something and I gave you a chance to have it, my name is Nevermore or people call me the Shadow Fiend, the ancient god of the abyss]

Something inside me seemed to want to wake up as he introduced himself, I don't know why but it gets stronger and stronger.

"Then tell me, what do I want?"

[Why are you asking me? find that out yourself, you want many things, and I came to offer help]

I took a deep breath.

"In what exchange?"

[Ho? Interesting, how did you know that? I thought that you would be the same as other greedy people, but I guess you are different]

"A demon won't help another unless they want something in exchange, I may not be from any religion but I did study religions and even about demons"

I replied, I have a hobby of reading many books, that counts bibles and things from the internet, some may be just nonsense but I still read them, and one thing that intrigued me the most was demons and fallen angels.

I have never heard Nevermore before, or even shadow fiend, and there are no records of Ancient Gods either, except for a god called Trinity.

[Well then, You want answers right? but you have too many questions so here is the deal, in exchange for every answer you want you will have to find some things for me, consider this as an adventure]

"What do I have to find?"

[These things are something that I have found in the Dark Heaven you see, but due to some interferences, I lost it and was scattered around the surface, your job is to find those things]

"What are those things called?"

[I call them the Forgotten Odes]

"Odes? are they for music?"

[That is I also don't know since I wasn't able to see everything, but it was about the same, you will know more once you find them, now then, as a reward for you clearing the trial I made for you, I will give you something that will aid in your journey]

Nevermore waved his hands and the ground started to tremble, from the ground slowly emerged a pillar made of obsidian, it extended up to 20 meters, and at the bottom, I saw a violin.

"Wait a violin?"

I looked at him confused.

[That is no normal violin, it was one of the things I was able to bring from the dark heaven, don't underestimate its power, well, that violin is sealed so unless you grow strong in the future you won't be able to unlock its full potential]

I walked closer to the violin with some doubts but as I got closer, I could feel an oppressive aura coming from it as if warning me not to get close but for some reason, I could feel my heart beating rapidly as if it was rushing me to take the violin immediately.

I reached the violin and finally saw its appearance, it looked very old, but it looked very cool, it has cracks but inside those cracks were flames that glows very bright, the strings are pure black, emitting a dark aura.

At the side of the violin I saw its bow, the bow emitted a much darker aura, its handle was made of gold bent to an extreme that made it look like it was an ornament, I couldn't see its body since it was inside of a scabbard.

"Before I take this up, can you tell me why don't you go and get those Forgotten Odes yourself?"

I asked as I turned my head towards him.

[I am sealed here, I can't leave this place unless the seal has been destroyed]

"What did you do?"

He didn't reply immediately but gave me a smile, then with a deep voice, he said.

[I almost burned down the whole world]

"What do I do so I could release you?"

[Haha, after hearing what I did and you still ask that question, you may be a coward but you are crazy! I like that! I will give you the title of the Corrupted! and you don't have to think about that yet, collect the forgotten odes and become strong first, then I will ask for your help to set me free, and I will give you what you wanted the most]

*Ding!

{You have received the title from the Ancient God Shadow Fiend- The Corrupted}

After I heard the system notification, I felt my body start trembling, it was like something within me is crawling, I looked at my hands and saw flesh started emerging out from my body, but they seemed to be pale as if I have the body of the dead.

After I had my body, clothes suddenly emerged out from nowhere and enveloped my body the next thing I knew I was wearing clothes, gloves, and a Nevermore handed me a mask.(A/N: Appearance the same as the one on the cover)

[Let's see each other in the future]

With those as his final words, he waved his hands and the next thing I knew, I was standing on the dead forest, the nearest hunting grounds to the undead town